‘Dear Evan Hansen’ comes to Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Theater lovers will be capable of catch the touring manufacturing of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Pricey Evan Hansen” when it stops this week for a sequence of exhibits on the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis.

“Pricey Evan Hansen” tells the story of Evan Hansen, a highschool senior with nervousness, and the occasions that unfold after he’s assigned by his therapist to jot down letters to himself.

The play has an “epic storyline” during which “one thing tragic occurs and folks come collectively due to that tragedy,” says solid member Daniel Robert Sullivan.

“It has these hovering pop musical anthems, however actually, it’s a present about connection,” Sullivan mentioned. “This can be a present that if you go in, you’re gonna see spectacle, you’re gonna see nice songs, however you’re gonna come out feeling extra linked to the individuals that you just love.”

Sullivan says youngsters and adults make up two distinct audiences for “Pricey Evan Hansen.”

“The youngsters are those who’re into the friendship storyline,” Sullivan mentioned. “For the grownup viewers, I say it’s in regards to the love and connection. It’s like adults studying to attach with their kids in a approach that’s completely different than we do on daily basis.”

The touring manufacturing was shut down for almost two years due to coronavirus, and Sullivan says audiences appear further blissful to be in a single bodily, shared area once more.

“I might say [it’s] like, double the enjoyment that we used to get from the present. It’s doubled as a result of they’re feeling it. They’re like, ‘Oh, this went away for some time. We didn’t have this for some time and now we will have it once more,’” Sullivan mentioned.

“Pricey Evan Hansen” runs Tuesday via Sunday on the Murat Theatre at Outdated Nationwide Centre. Tickets to all performances can be found on-line.